Root growth of containerized lodgepole pine seedlings in response to Ascophyllum nodosum extract application during nursery culture

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1207-1212

  MacDonald, Joanne E ^a   Hacking, Jen ^a   Weng, Yuhui ^b   Norrie, Jeff ^c  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b Tree Improvement Office   (Canada)

^c Acadian Seaplants Limited   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ascophyllum nodosum; Latifolia; Nursery culture; Pinus contorta var; Seaweed extract; White roots

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; NURSERY GROUND; OVERWINTERING; PLANT EXTRACT; ROOT SYSTEM; SEAWEED; SEEDLING;

ALGAE; ASCOPHYLLUM; ASCOPHYLLUM NODOSUM; PINUS CONTORTA;

EID: 84869412391     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: 19181833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJPS2011-279     Document Type: Article

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